Recent content by CheetoBandito

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    Laptop suggestions please...

    I'm looking into getting my girlfriend a new laptop as a college graduation present. I'm limited greatly by my budget, and I currently have two models in mind. Both models seem comparable to me. Acer TravelMate That laptop is an Acer TravelMate Tm2480-2779. With an Intel Celeron M @...
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    Its that time again! Post your PC pics!

    Sorry for the n00b question in a pic thread...but how are you getting hot swap drives???
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    recomendations(sp) on new tv

    I currently use a 32" Westinghouse... This Model Obviously, don't buy it from Best Buy, as I'm sure you can get it cheaper elsewhere. But it works great for me. I've got my 360 hooked up through Component and my PC hooked up through VGA. Side Question: What kind of quality boost can I...
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    ATI TV Wonder 650 or Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500?

    I own the PVR-500 and I use it mostly for capture game console video rather then TV...however, getting the sound and the video to sync correctly was a pain in the ass. I would not recommend it.
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    Need some advice: buying a big monitor/small HDTV

    I use a 32" 720p Westinghouse as my budget computer monitor/gaming monitor and it works fine. It cost me $500 and I'm pretty happy with it. My only gripe is that when watching a high-def movie the ghosting is a little noticable in panning shots with clearly defined edges. However, those are...
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    $700 gaming upgrade

    My current rig is the 3.4ghz Prescott, X800GTO...it has a hard time handling BF2 and BF2142, oblvion..forget about it. Thor86, I orginally had planned on that PSU, but someone recommended the Enermax. What makes the Corsair better?
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    Is there a 'standardized' term for mobile/wireless internet?

    Verizon calls it Wireless Broadband I believe. Edit: If you google Wireless Broadband it seems to get a lot of relavant hits.
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    $700 gaming upgrade

    Long time lurker, first time poster. Anyways, I've decided to start the upgrade process. The upgrade is mostly for gaming, with a little bit of 3d productivity and video encoding on the side. The first step in my upgrade is purchasing a Mobo, Ram, PSU, and GPU. I don't have much interest in...